Nomura - Analyst/Associate - Global Markets - AeJ Equities Business Management

Global Markets AeJ Equities Business Management - Analyst/Associate

Role & Responsibilities:

- We are seeking a dynamic individual to join our fast-paced Global Markets AEJ Equities Business Management team, based in Powai, Mumbai, which will collaborate closely with the HK-based Global Markets Business Management team.

- The individual will partner with Business Heads and Senior Management across Trading, Sales, Structuring and Research to drive key business initiatives with a focus on platform buildout, client franchise growth, long term business expansion, and overall business positioning

- The individual will play a key role in liaising with Desk Heads and traders in formulating and executing product strategy, platform enhancement, business analysis and new product roll outs for the AEJ Equities Trading business

- The individual will be expected to independently lead business analysis, project implementation and communication with senior stakeholders with minimum to no supervision from regional stakeholders

- The individual will assume day-to-day responsibilities which will contribute towards business management, performance monitoring, managing infrastructure/ processes which support AEJ EQ Trading business

- The role will provide deep and wide exposure to Equities business for Institutional clients

- The role would require working with Global Markets Front office functions - Trading, Sales, Structuring, and Research and with all the GM Corporate functions - Compliance, Treasury, Legal, Finance, Middle Office, IT and Product Control based in HK / Singapore.

- The role will require to travel to Hong Kong for short periods for working with regional COOs to support key strategic initiatives

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Business Analysis, Management Presentations:

- Independently drive strategic initiatives with Product/Sales Desk Heads using data-backed actionable insights focusing on dimensions like revenue trends, product & segment penetration, hit-miss analysis, client onboarding analysis etc.

- Strategic assessment of outperforming/underperforming businesses using client analytics and market/business dynamics to suggest recommendations for business heads

- Prepare management presentations to summarize revenue, expenses, resource consumption and other management reporting metrics

- Prepare presentations for senior management board meetings, investor day, off-sites, town Halls

- Participate in annual budgeting exercise for the Regional and Global business by performing historical revenue analysis and bottom up revenue forecasting

- Prepare periodic business summaries covering financial metrics as well as business commentary for Senior Management

Project Management for Platform and New Product Buildout:

- Spearhead end to end implementation of platform buildout projects for the AEJ EQ business

- Work with Desk Heads, Treasury and Finance to strategize and implement projects for optimizing funding and financial resources management for the business

- Independently project manage new product rollout governance process in partnership with traders, corporate functions and new business group

- Quick assessment and turnaround of product mandate queries from trading, sales and structuring desks

Stakeholder Management:

- Proactive in working with Regional COOs and Business Heads

- Crisp and concise communication with all stakeholders

- Strong sense of ownership and dedication towards timely deliverables

Owning and Driving key business initiatives to achieve GM business objectives:

- Setup appropriate infra and support systems to monitor progress

- Coordinate with various corporate functions to ensure seamless execution

- Partnering with Technology, Operations, Risk, Finance, other Corporate functions

- Own day to day issues pertaining to various corporate functions and ensure closure

Control and Conduct:

- Owning Audit points, regulatory responses, book profile management and business continuity management (BCM) plan for the unit

- Expense approval, tracking and expense management.

Mandatory Mind Set:

- Prior experience of driving initiatives in Global Markets space and experience of working on cross-functional projects

- Strong Knowledge of Capital Market products and asset classes specially Equity Products

- Excellent interpersonal & communication skills; ability to build strong relationships with key stakeholders at senior levels

- Strong Analytical and Problem solving skills

- Good project management skills - planning, coordination/ execution, stakeholder mgmt

- Ability to prioritize high volumes of deliverables across multiple disciplines working under pressure